Electric field-assisted embedding of fiber optic sensors in structural materials for structural health monitoring by Xinchang Zhang, Joshua Daw, Charles Payne, Bibo Zhong, Austin Fleming, Zilong Hua, Jorgen Rufner

“…Additionally, the embedded fibers underwent cyclic thermal treatment between 500 °C and 700 °C. The fibers maintained good integrity and interfacial characteristics, demonstrating their ability to survive cyclic thermal events for sensing in harsh environments.…”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: A Pilot Study on HIV and Quality of Life and a Suggested Cure for HIV and AIDS by Søren Ventegodt, Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Mohammed Morad, Joav Merrick

“…We found a large, clinically significant correlation between the number of T-helper cells (CD4) and global self-assessed quality of life (QOL1) (r = 0.57, p = 0.021), when controlled for age, gender, and years of infection. …”
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Investigation Report and Analysis Knowledge, attitudes and vaccination status regarding HPV vaccines among female healthcare workers at vaccination clinics in Beijing city: a surve... by Haikun QIAN, Wenyan JI, Luodan SUO

“…Binary logistic regression analysis showed that the main factors affecting HPV vaccination were: attitude composite score (OR = 2.430; 95%CI = 1.873 – 3.153), perception of high vaccine price (OR = 0.616, 95%CI: 0.427 – 0.888), age (compared to ≥ 50 years, OR values for < 30, 30 – 39, and 40 – 49 years were 33.110, 17.047, and 13.141, respectively), and years of work experience (compared to < 5 years, OR values for 5 – 9, 10 – 14, and ≥ 15 years were 1.639, 2.063, and 1.498, respectively). …”
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Long-Term Outcomes of Coronary and Carotid Artery Disease Revascularization in the FRIENDS Study by Fabrizio Tomai, Anna Piccoli, Fausto Castriota, Luca Weltert, Bernhard Reimers, Gabriele Pesarini, Raoul Borioni, Giovanni De Persio, Roberto Nerla, Andrea Pacchioni, Alberto Cremonesi, Flavio Ribichini

“…After propensity score matching, the incidence of 5-year MACCE was similar in the three groups (13.0% vs. 15.0% vs. 16.0%, p = .947, respectively). Conclusions. An individualized revascularization approach of patients with combined CAD and COD yields very good results at long-term follow-up, despite the high risk of this multilevel population even when the baseline clinical features are equalized.…”
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The Influence of Differences in Solvents and Concentration on the Efficacy of Propofol at Induction of Anesthesia by Yukako Obata, Yushi U. Adachi, Katsumi Suzuki, Taiga Itagaki, Hiromi Kato, Maiko Satomoto, Yoshiki Nakajima

“…The hypnotic doses of M2 were significantly larger (D1: 91.4±30.9, M1: 90.7±26.7, and M2: 118.4±40.2 mg, resp. (mean ± SD). p<0.005). …”
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The association between Planetary Health Diet Index (PHDI) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): the mediating role of dietary inflammatory index (DII) by Hongyang Gong, Kaifeng Zhang, Seok Choi, Shaoqun Huang

“…For every 10-point increase in PHDI and each unit increase in DII was associated with a 9% reduction (OR = 0.91, 95% CI: 0.86, 0.97) and an 8% increase (OR = 1.08, 95% CI: 1.02, 1.13) in the prevalence of COPD, respectively, when all variables were adjusted for using multivariable logistic regression. …”
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The effect of female breast surface area on cutaneous thermal sensation, wetness perception and epidermal properties by Hannah Blount, Alessandro Valenza, Jade Ward, Silvia Caggiari, Peter R. Worsley, Davide Filingeri

“…We investigated the relationship between BrSA and thermal and wetness perception, as well as epidermal properties, in 21 females (28±10 years) of varying breast sizes (BrSA range: 147–502 cm2), at multiple breast sites (i.e., nipple, above and below the nipple, and bra triangle). …”
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Customization of an efficient and cost-effective optical biosensor for trace cadmium detection in milk samples by Varsha S. Pawar, Shivaji D. Pawar, Harish Mudila, Arif D. Sheikh, Ajeet Kaushik, Anil Kumar

“…An activity assay was performed for immobilized urease at pH 7.5; the optimized enzyme was 67 % stable for up to four weeks of storage at 4 °C due to excellent crosslinking during functionalization and immobilization. …”
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Effects of Potassium Alginate and Whey Protein on Quality Characteristics of Alum-free Sweet Potato Wet Vermicelli Prepared by Traditional Dropping Method by Hao GUO, Hongnan SUN, Mengmei MA, Taihua MU, Yang LI

“…Shipin gongye ke-ji…”
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PSMA PET/CT Identifies Intrapatient Variation in Salivary Gland Toxicity From Iodine-131 Therapy by Vineet Mohan MSc, Wouter V. Vogel MD, PhD, Gerlof D. Valk MD, PhD, Jan P. de Boer MD, PhD, Marnix G. E. H. Lam MD, PhD, Bart de Keizer MD, PhD

“…We aimed to assess gland-specific salivary gland toxicity after 131 I-therapy using PSMA PET/CT. Methods: Five patients with differentiated thyroid cancer underwent [ 68 Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT to evaluate their eligibility for peptide radioligand therapy with [ 177 Lu]Lu-PSMA-617. …”
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Formation of strength abilities in students of agricultural university by Antsyperov, Vladimir V., Sychev, Pavel A., Vlasova, Tatyana N., Kozlova, Tatyana N., Popova, Olga M.

“…The obtained results showed that the strength development of students increases from course to course, which is clearly expressed by the average total results of relative strength: the average coefficient according to the GL Points-IPF formula in the first year was 214.0 &plusmn; 6.4, in the second year it was already 219.2 &plusmn; 7.7, and on the third reached 237.6 &plusmn; 7.6 points, which is obviously due to the use of not only strength exercises, but also age related changes, characterized by an increase in muscle mass and its qualitative changes. …”
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Fluid Identification Based on NMR Apparent Free Water Porosity Inversion: A Case Study of Paleozoic Tight Sandstone Gas Reservoirs in Western Ordos by Fuqiang Lai, Yuejiao Liu, Xiaopan Kou, Zhaohui Huang, Zhen Chen, Yuanqi Liu, Guoqiang Jiang, Yongqian Zang, Min Wang, Ruyue Wang

“…According to the fluid property identification standard based on nuclear magnetic apparent free water porosity, the high-resistivity water layers were effectively identified and its coincidence rate with the final field test was 10.7% higher than that of the conventional method. …”
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EL DOMİNASYONUNA GÖRE FIRÇALAMAYA BAŞLANAN BÖLGENİN DEĞİŞTİRİLMESİNİN ORAL HİJYEN ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ by Yasemin Sezgin, Mehtap Bilgin Çetin

“…Sağ el dominasyonu olan grupta başlangıca göre sıralama değişikliği sonrasında sırasıyla; tüm ağız ortalama plak indeks ve gingival indeks değerlerinde istatistiksel anlamlı azalma görülmüştür (p=0.007 ve p&lt;0.001). Sonuçlar: Sıralama değişikliği sonrasında yapılan ölçümlerde; sağ ve sol el dominasyonu olan gruplarda 1. faza kıyasla tüm ağız ortalama plak indeks ve gingival indeks skorlarının istatistiksel anlamlı düzeyde azaldığı gözlenmiştir. …”
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Genetic analysis of nucleotide sequences of neuraminidase gene of highly pathogenic avian influenza A/H5N8 virus isolates recovered in the Russian Federation in 2020 by P. B. Akshalova, N. G. Zinyakov, A. V. Andriyasov, P. D. Zhestkov, Z. B. Nikonova, S. N. Kolosov, I. A. Chvala

“…According to the phylogenetic analysis, isolates of N8 virus belong to group 8C.4. During the phylogenetic analysis of the neuraminidase, we also took into account data on hemagglutinin classification, according to which H5N8 virus isolates belong to a widespread clade 2.3.4.4. …”
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Growth and survival of giant gourami juvenile immerse indifferent frequencies using recombinant growth hormone by Aras Syazili, . Irmawati, . Alimuddin, Komar Sumantadinata

“…Survival of four times (96.67±1.15%), and five times rGH-immersion fish (95.33±4.16%) was similar, and higher than other treatments and controls (77.33 to 89.33%). …”
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那格列奈对2型糖尿病患者空腹游离脂肪酸的影响 by 王甫能, 廖志红, 胡国亮, 李延兵, 欧香忠, 翁建平

“…【方法】42例从未进行降糖及降脂药物治疗的初诊2型糖尿病患者，随机分为那格列奈组及瑞格列奈组各21例，测定空腹游离脂肪酸（FFA）及空腹血糖（FPG）、标准餐后2h血糖（2hPG）、血脂谱，次日行静脉葡萄糖胰岛素释放试验（IVG-IRT）后，分组给予那格列奈60～90mg或瑞格列奈0．5～1．0mg，双盲治疗12周后，重复前述检查。【结果】37例完成试验，那格列奈组（18例）空腹FFA从（0．47±0．18）mmol／L下降到（0．36±0．16）mmol／L，平均下降（0．11±0．21）mmol／L（P〈0．05），瑞格列奈组（19例）空腹FFA无显著变化，那格列奈组比瑞格列奈组空腹FFA降低有明显差异。…”
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Intermediate-Term Outcomes of Dual Adult versus Single-Kidney Transplantation: Evolution of a Surgical Technique by Ana K. Islam, Richard J. Knight, Wesley A. Mayer, Adam B. Hollander, Samir Patel, Larry D. Teeter, Edward A. Graviss, Ashish Saharia, Hemangshu Podder, Emad H. Asham, A. Osama Gaber

“…Of 516 deceased donor kidney transplants, 29 were DKT and 487 were SKT. Mean follow-up was 43 ± 67 months. …”
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Embosphere Size Selection and Dilution Rate in Preoperative Tumor Embolization of the External Carotid Artery System Using a Small-diameter Catheter by Takao HASHIMOTO, Yusuke ARAI, Hirofumi OKADA, Muneaki KIKUNO, Hiroki SAKAMOTO, Kyosuke MATSUNAGA, Michihiro KOHNO

“…For 195 blood vessels in 107 patients (84 with meningioma and 23 with schwannoma), embolization was carried out using a 30-fold dilution of Embosphere 300-500 μm when the provocative test was negative and a 60-fold dilution of Embosphere 500-700 μm when the test was positive or when there was a risk of migration into neurotrophic vessels. …”
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Impact of underweight status on mortality in sepsis patients: a meta-analysis by Jiaan Chen, Fan Zhang, Li Liang, Xuming Pan, Jiancheng Zhang, Guangjun Jin

“…The results indicated that the in-hospital mortality (OR, 1.28; 95% CI, 1.21, 1.35; heterogeneity: I2 = 21%, P = 0.21), 28-day mortality (OR, 1.54; 95% CI, 1.26, 1.88; heterogeneity: I2 = 74%, P &lt; 0.0001) and 1-year mortality (OR, 1.78; 95% CI, 1.58, 2.00; heterogeneity: I2 = 41%, P = 0.17) of underweight patients were significantly higher than those of normal weight patients. …”
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Habitual sleep duration, healthy eating, and digestive system cancer mortality by Diana A. Nôga, Elisa M. S. Meth, André P. Pacheco, Jonathan Cedernaes, Pei Xue, Christian Benedict

“…Both short and long sleep duration were associated with an increased risk of mortality from cancer of the digestive system (1.09 (1.01–1.18) and 1.14 (1.03–1.27), respectively). Additionally, a diet score ≥ 1 was linked to a lower cancer risk (0.72–0.91 (0.59–0.96)). …”
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